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According to the 2023 State of Social Report reveals that nearly all business leaders recognize the profound positive impact of social media data on key business priorities. This includes enhancing brand reputation and loyalty, strengthening competitive positioning, and gaining valuable customer insights.

How has social media data influenced your strategic decisions? 💬

Check out the full report in this article from Sprout Social, Inc. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3X2xuzC

Continued Collaborations

Our range of clients can back up our claims of developing and designing everything from a logo to print collateral to a website to social media campaigns to meet your needs – whether it is to sell merchandise or services or memberships or event tickets. We work with you to meet your marketing goals!

Check them out online:
https://yourplanb.com/2024/08/19/continued-collaborations-5/

Continued Collaborations

Our range of clients can back up our claims of developing and designing everything from a logo to print collateral to a website to social media campaigns to meet your needs – whether it is to sell merchandise or services or memberships or event tickets. We work with you to meet your marketing goals!

Continued Collaborations - yourplanb Our range of clients can back up our claims of developing and designing everything from a logo to print collateral to a website to social media campaigns to meet your needs – whether it is to sell merchandise or services or memberships or event tickets. We work with you to meet your marketing goal...

Happy WWW Day!

World Wide Web Day, marking the birth of the Web in August 1990 at the Europe Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Switzerland. Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau developed a prototype Web browser and introduced Hypertext Markup Language, HTML.

Read more:
https://yourplanb.com/2024/08/01/happy-www-day/

(Caption: a VERY early version of our own website launched in January 1997)

Happy WWW Day!

World Wide Web Day, marking the birth of the Web in August 1990 at the Europe Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Switzerland. Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau developed a prototype Web browser and introduced Hypertext Markup Language, HTML.

Read more:
https://yourplanb.com/2024/08/01/happy-www-day/

(Caption: a VERY early version of our own website launched in January 1997)

Happy WWW Day! - yourplanb (Photo caption: Early version of our own website, yourplanb.com January 1997) World Wide Web Day, marking the birth of the Web in August 1990 at the Europe Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Switzerland. Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau developed a prototype Web browser and introduced Hype...

Having a hard time navigating Google Analytics 4?
We have found some great resources to share with you!

Google Analytics 4 Resources - yourplanb Having a hard time navigating Google Analytics 4? We have found some great resources to share with you! From Google: GA4 account training guide and support Introduction to GA4 Google Analytics Academy From around the web: Orbit Media: How to Use GA4 for SEO: 7 Reports for SEO and Lead Generation Squ...

In case you were wondering about today and BSOD...

Here's What Happened With the CrowdStrike Outage You may have woken up to some startling news: The world apparently shut down last night, as organizations from airports, banks, hotels, and TV stations all experienced major network outages. Organizations across the globe were taken down by the Blue Screen of Death on Friday, including airlines, TV....

NEW site launch! MaotChitim.org
https://yourplanb.com/2024/07/15/new-maotchitim-org/

If your site needs a refresh, contact us to brainstorm and build!

We are your online consultants
We are your web designers
We are Your Plan B Company!

NEW MaotChitim.org - yourplanb “It looks GREAT!” – Joellyn S. The awesome folks at Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago contacted us to update their WordPress site before their next Delivery Day event. And here we are – new site launch! Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago has provided food and programs to help individuals and famili...

Did you know July 6th is "Take your webmaster to lunch day"?

We love to meet up for lunch or coffee with clients, friends or fellow web devs 🙂
There is a great spot by us that is Doc Who themed.
(hint hint)

We are your online consultants
We are your web designers
We are Your Plan B Company!

(Photo caption: 1997, or maybe 1998. Project team out to lunch in the Loop)

Link: https://www.checkiday.com/d88141459a12b3ac9797b65ff5fb52de/take-your-webmaster-to-lunch-day

Have you updated your Privacy Statement lately?

Where is your Privacy Statement? - yourplanb Is it a legal requirement to have a privacy policy on a website? Yes, you need a privacy policy on your website. If you collect personal information from users, many laws require you to include a privacy policy on your site that explains your data-handling practices.   What is considered personal i...

Maintaining relevance in this new attention economy means rethinking the role of social, and not just within a marketing department—across an entire business.

Source: Sprout Social, Inc. | Full article: https://bit.ly/3XWx8cZ

As we were doing some website cleaning of our own site and socials, we stumbled upon a really old bio on a platform we stopped focusing on. Well, it is popular again! Time to update.

SO this is really my friendly reminder to you to make sure all of your social media bios and contact information is up to date.

https://yourplanb.com/2024/06/17/review-your-social-media-bios/

Ever wondered what CSS, SSL, UX, RWD, SEO, CMS means?

Everything seems to have their own 3 letter acronyms – including web design.

We are here to help demystify some of our popular acronyms.

Ever wondered what CSS, SSL, UX, RWD, SEO, CMS means? - yourplanb Everything seems to have their own 3 letter acronyms – including web design. We are here to help demystify some of our popular acronyms.   CSS CSS is the acronym of “Cascading Style Sheets”. CSS is a computer language for laying out and structuring web pages (HTML or XML). This language conta...

Happy Pride Month my friends!
❤️🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🖤🤎🩶

Taking time off!

We are taking some time off to refresh and relax. And to get some gardening done!

See you back at our desks on Monday, June 3, 2024

If you are a current client, please use Basecamp if you need something during our break. We check in once a day.

We are your online consultants
We are your web designers
We are Your Plan B Company!

Working with a NEW client, Phil James Realty!

The final logo was created using Adobe illustrator so it could be used online or in print collateral (business cards, letterhead, signs and banners etc). Choosing fonts that were easy to read at any size and creating the logo vector assures he can use it at whatever size he might need in the future.

If you need to refresh your brand identity, give us a shout!

PhilJamesRealty.com - yourplanb Brand Identity Design & Social Media Consulting Inspired by his return to Seattle, Phil James was looking for an overall brand design, and especially a logo that reflected his passion for selling real estate in his childhood city. Your Plan B designed multiple logos inspired by an AI generated “sk...

MAY the 4th be with you!

(Caption: DavidB and JameyB appearing on The Star Wars Show 2019)

Celebrate fandom on Star Wars Day, the official Star Wars holiday, with news, videos, blogs, crafts, recipes and more.

We like to have fun on special days at Your Plan B Company. Are you wearing your favorite Star Wars tshirt today too? Who is your favorite Star Wars character?

FYI: Revenge of the 6th is coming right up on May 6th 🙂

New Work with the KHS! If you find yourself on the North Shore, check out the new exhibit "Centennial Houses" - just opened on April 21

The Your Plan B Co crew collaborated with the KHS Museum Director to design the exhibition panels and signage. We even helped choose the wall color! To see the exhibit in person, visit the Kenilworth Historical Society on Tuesdays or Thursdays, 9am-5pm.

If your organization needs print design, give us a call to collaborate with you!

https://yourplanb.com/2024/04/29/centennial-houses-exhibit/

Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by Earthday.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2024 is “Planet vs. Plastics.”

15 Ways Your Plan B Company is GREEN
(other than our lovely corporate color HEX CODE: LIME)
https://yourplanb.com/2024/04/22/earth-day/

First – what is H1 and H2?

The H1 tag is an HTML heading that’s most commonly used to mark up a web page title. Most websites use CSS to make the H1 stand out on the page compared to lesser headings like H2, H3, etc.

An H2 tag marks the first sub-heading after your document’s main heading. It defines the second-level headings on your webpage. Like an H1 tag, an H2 tag also appears larger than the rest of your main body text.

Read more:

Are you using your H1s and H2s well? - yourplanb First – what is H1 and H2? The H1 tag is an HTML heading that’s most commonly used to mark up a web page title. Most websites use CSS to make the H1 stand out on the page compared to lesser headings like H2, H3, etc. An H2 tag marks the first sub-heading after your […]

Hello from YourPlanB.com!
Thank you for your fun comments & replies from our recent e-news. If you didn’t receive it in your inbox, check it out online.

https://yourplanb.com/2024/04/08/yourplanb-e-news/

YourPlanB e-news! - yourplanb Hello from YourPlanB.com! Thank you for your fun comments & replies from our recent e-news. If you didn’t receive it in your inbox, check it out online.   Accepting New Projects We wrapped up some long-term projects and our schedule is opening up with availability this Summer. If you were conside...

Happy birthday, Gmail! 🥳📧

On April 1, 2004, Google announced it was testing a preview release of Gmail with keyword search functionality and 1 gigabyte of free storage.

Read the original launch memo here: https://tcrn.ch/3TAoUqO

I loved playing my Atari!
(Breakout and Haunted House)

Friendly reminder to UPDATE YOUR PASSWORDS!!!

Update your Passwords - yourplanb Friendly reminder to update your passwords! No really. Please update your passwords. Using the same password for everything is not a safe practice. If you need a better password manager, check out: NordPass 1Password RoboForm The main benefit of using a password manager to boost your cyber security....

Happy St Patrick’s Day 🍀

“May green be the grass you walk on
May blue be the skies above you
May pure be the joys that surround you
May true be the hearts that love you.”

- Irish Toast

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octothorpe | Word of the Day | March 13, 2024 The Word of the Day for March 13, 2024 is octothorpe. Find out the meaning of octothorpe and learn about its origin and uses!

Have you updated to Drupal 10?

Upgrade to Drupal 10 - yourplanb Did you know that Drupa 10 is the newest version of Drupal? And heads up, 2026 will be Drupal 11 and 2028 is slated for Drupal 12. Drupal 10.2 is here and improves content modeling, block management, menu and taxonomy organization, permission administration, and more. Still the best digital experien...